''Seven Times Lucky'' is a Canadian crime drama film, released in 2004. Directed by Gary Yates, the film stars

Kevin Pollak Kevin Elliot Pollak (born October 30, 1957) is an American actor, comedian, impressionist and podcast host. He has appeared in over 80 films; his roles include Sam Weinberg in Rob Reiner's legal film ''A Few Good Men'', Jacob Goldman in '' Grump ...

as Harlan and

Liane Balaban Liane Balaban (born June 24, 1980) is a Canadian actress. Her film debut was in ''New Waterford Girl'' (1999) as Agnes-Marie "Mooney" Pottie. She has since appeared in the films ''Definitely, Maybe'' (2008), ''Last Chance Harvey'' (2008), and the ...

as Fiona, a con man and a young student who get involved in a criminal scam.

Plot

When a veteran grafter (Pollak) loses $10,000 of his boss's money at the track, his talented young protégé (Balaban) devises a risky scheme to get it back. A low-budget

film noir Film noir (; ) is a cinematic term used primarily to describe stylish Hollywood crime dramas, particularly those that emphasize cynical attitudes and motivations. The 1940s and 1950s are generally regarded as the "classic period" of American ' ...

set in the underbelly of

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...

with plenty of twists and turns, ''7 Times Lucky'' spins a fairly clichéd yarn with some sharp dialogue. The film's cast also includes

Jonas Chernick Jonas Chernick (born July 16, 1973) is a Canadian actor and screenwriter.

Babz Chula Babz Chula (born Barbara Ellen Zuckerman; circa 1946 – May 7, 2010) was an American-born Canadian actress. Chula spent her early childhood in the working-class neighbourhood of Jamaica, N.Y., but her widowed mother, Abby Zuckerman, a bookin ...

and

Gordon Tootoosis Gordon Tootoosis, (October 25, 1941 – July 5, 2011) was a First Nations actor of Cree and Stoney descent. Tootoosis was a descendant of Yellow Mud Blanket, brother of the famous Cree leader Pîhtokahanapiwiyin. He was acclaimed for his commi ...

Awards

The film garnered seven

Genie Award The Genie Awards were given out annually by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television to recognize the best of Canadian cinema from 1980–2012. They succeeded the Canadian Film Awards (1949–1978; also known as the "Etrog Awards," for scu ...

nominations at the

26th Genie Awards The 26th Genie Awards were held on March 13, 2006 to honour films released in 2005. The ceremony was held at The Carlu theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan. Nominees and winners The Genie Award winner i ...

, in the categories of Best Supporting Actress (Chula), Best Art Direction/Production Design (Deanna Rohde, Shawna Balas and Ricardo Alms), Overall Sound (Leon Johnson, Bruce Little and Howard Rissin), Sound Editing (Bruce Little and Russ Dyck) and

Original Song "Original Song" is the sixteenth episode of the second season of the American television series ''Glee'', and the thirty-eighth episode overall. It was written by Ryan Murphy, directed by Bradley Buecker, and premiered on Fox in the United Stat ...

("When Wintertime", by

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and

Margaret Sweatman Margaret Sweatman (born 1953) is a Canadian writer from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sweatman was educated at the University of Winnipeg, Concordia University and Simon Fraser University. Her 2001 novel ''When Alice Lay Down With Peter'' was a winner of ...

). It won the award for Best Original Song. It won the award for Best Western Canadian Film at the 2004 Vancouver International Film Festival.Ian Edwards
"Surging VIFF breaks $1M barrier"
'' Playback'', October 25, 2004.

References

External links

* 2004 films Canadian crime drama films English-language Canadian films Films directed by Gary Yates Films shot in Winnipeg Films set in Winnipeg 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub